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URBANDALE, Iowa -- It looks like another banner year for South Florida high school football.

The talent-rich region that produced last year's Prep Poll champion (Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas) and the final No. 2 team in the previous season (Miami Northwestern), has three teams in this week's Top 25.

Miami Central joined Aquinas (No. 1) and Miami Northwestern (No. 3) on the national list after winning on the road, 34-3, at state-ranked Mainland. The Rockets outgained the Bucs by more than a two-to-one margin and forced four turnovers in the unexpected blowout.

There are three more teams that entered the national poll for the first time this season. Defending Oklahoma 6A champ Tulsa Union is in at No. 20 after opening the season with a 17-6 win against state-ranked Broken Arrow.

St. Xavier (Cincinnati) -- Prep Poll champion in 2007 -- is No. 21 after defeating regionally ranked teams in back-to-back weeks.

Garland (Texas) is No. 25 despite coming off a bye week. The Owls destroyed Kimball, 60-7, in their season opener.

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The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by high school sports journalist Jamie DeMoney with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss records:

Northeast Region
1. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (0-0) (1)
2. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (1-0) (9)
3. Harrisburg, Pa., Bishop McDevitt (1-0) (3)
4. Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional (0-0) (4)
5. Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic (0-0) (5)
6. State College, Pa. (1-0) (6)
7. Pittsburgh, Pa., Central Catholic (1-0) --
8. Wayne, N.J., Wayne Hills (0-0) (8)
9. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway (1-0) --
10. Central Valley, N.Y., Monroe-Woodbury (1-0) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (2-0) (1)
2. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (1-0) (2)
3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (1-0) (3)
4. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (3-0) (4)
5. Olney, Md., Good Counsel (1-0) (6)
6. Matthews, N.C., Butler (2-0) (5)
7. Rock Hill, S.C., South Pointe (1-1) (7)
8. Hampton, Va., Phoebus (1-0) (8)
9. Rock Hill, S.C. (2-0) (9)
10. Vienna, Va., Oakton (1-0) --

Southeast Region
1. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (1-0) (1)
2. Miami, Fla., Northwestern (1-0) (2)
3. Valdosta, Ga., Lowndes (2-0) (3)
4. Lakeland, Fla. (0-0) (4)
5. Miami, Fla., Central (1-0) (7)
6. Loganville, Ga., Grayson (2-0) (5)
7. River Ridge, La., John Curtis (1-0) (6)
8. Jacksonville, Fla., Bolles (1-0) --
9. Madison, Miss., Madison Central (3-0) (9)
10. Memphis, Tenn., Memphis University (3-0) (10)

Midwest Region
1. Cincinnati, Ohio, Elder (2-0) (1)
2. Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius (2-0) (2)
3. Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier (2-0) (4)
4. Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville (1-1) (5)
5. Cincinnati, Ohio, Moeller (2-0) (6)
6. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South (2-0) --
7. Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier (2-0) (8)
8. Indianapolis, Ind., Cathedral (2-1) (9)
9. Chicago, Ill., Mount Carmel (2-0) (10)
10. Warren, Mich., De La Salle (2-0) --

Midlands Region
1. Denver, Colo., Mullen (2-0) (1)
2. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (2-0) (2)
3. Blue Springs, Mo. (2-0) (3)
4. Hutchinson, Kan. (1-0) (5)
5. Sandy, Utah, Alta (2-1) (4)
6. Eden Prairie, Minn. (1-0) (6)
7. Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (1-0) (7)
8. Florissant, Mo., Hazelwood Central (2-0) (8)
9. Littleton, Colo., Columbine (1-0) (9)
10. Iowa City, Iowa, City High (2-0) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Cedar Hill, Texas (2-0) (2)
2. Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (2-0) (3)
3. Dallas, Texas, Skyline (1-0) (4)
4. Tulsa, Okla., Union (1-0) (6)
5. Garland, Texas (1-0) (8)
6. Round Rock, Texas, Stony Point (2-0) (7)
7. The Woodlands, Texas (2-0) --
8. Longview, Texas (2-0) (9)
9. Jenks, Okla. (1-0) (5)
10. Springdale, Ark., Shiloh Christian (1-0) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Bellevue, Wash. (1-0) (1)
2. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline (1-0) (2)
3. Anaheim, Calif., Servite (1-0) (5)
4. Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian (1-0) (3)
5. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (1-0) (4)
6. Mission Viejo, Calif. (1-0) (8)
7. Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (0-0) (9)
8. Huntington Beach, Calif., Edison (1-0) (10)
9. Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure (1-0) --
10. Kahuku, Hawaii (4-0) --

Dropped out: No. 4 Katy, Texas (1-1); No. 17 Bethlehem, Pa., Liberty (0-1); No. 25 Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton Warrenville South (1-1). Northeast: No. 7 McKeesport, Pa. (0-1). East Coast: No. 10 Chantilly, Va., Westfield (0-1). Southeast: No. 8 Tampa, Fla., Plant (0-1). Midwest: No. 7 East St. Louis, Ill. (0-2). West Coast: No. 6 Long Beach, Calif., Poly (0-1); No. 7 Lakewood, Calif. (0-1).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Cincinnati, St. Xavier -- Prep Poll champion in 2007 -- returned to the national Top 25 after defeating Indianapolis, Cathedral, 19-10, at Lucas Oil Stadium. The No. 21 Bombers held Cathedral and its standout quarterback Kofi Hughes (Indiana) without a first down in the final quarter of the game. St. Xavier will play its third consecutive regionally ranked opponent to start the season when it travels to Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier Friday . . . Miami, Central entered the national rankings after a 34-3 road blowout of state-ranked Daytona Beach, Mainland. Quarterback Jeffrey Godfrey (uncommitted) threw three touchdown passes and running back Brandon Gainer (uncommitted) ran for 173 yards to lead the No. 16 Rockets . . . Senior kicker Kip Smith (Minnesota) of Broomfield, Colo., Legacy kicked a state-record 67-yard field goal in a 29-7 defeat of Westminster, Mountain Range. According to the National High School Sports Record Book, Smith's boot was one yard shy of the national record . . . West St. Paul, Minn., St. Croix Lutheran steamrolled St. Paul, St. Paul/Mounds Park, 81-38. Lutheran's point total wasn't enough for a state record but the 119 combined points was, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

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This is Jamie DeMoney's 10th year compiling the World Features Syndicate/Associated Press National Prep Poll. He has covered high school sports and recruiting for more than 15 years and compiled the National Prep Poll since 1999. DeMoney has also compiled high school football and basketball rankings for Sporting News, School Sports, and RISE. DeMoney was managing editor of American Football Monthly and assistant national editor of All-Stater Sports/Highwired Sports. DeMoney is a graduate of the University of Iowa School of Journalism, and a member of the Football Writers Association of America and the United States Basketball Writers Association.

About the National Prep Poll: Compiled weekly weekly since 1987 and distributed by World Features Syndicate and the Associated Press, the National Prep Poll is the nation's second oldest weekly high school sports rankings. Doug Huff of ESPN RISE compiled the rankings from 1987 until 1999. Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season. The National Prep Poll is the only high school poll distributed to newspapers and Web sites around the United States by the Associated Press national wire service. The National Prep Poll is the first high school football and boys basketball poll to released in the preseason and during each week of the regular season. Criteria considered for the National Prep Poll rankings are strength of schedule, the ability to accomplish the ultimate goal on a team's schedule (i.e. winning a championship), impact players and performers, a team's coaching and recent tradition.

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